Date Received: 2017-09-21T00:00:00
Product: Credit card debt
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: The following debt is over 7 years old. The debt was sold to a collection who then sold it to another collection and the open date they are using is the date that the collection received the date.
The last activity with both debt were XXXX2010. I have contacted the creditor, collection and disputed with the credit bureau and I got no resolution.
Company: NORTHLAND GROUP INC
State/Zip: TX 773XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with non-monetary relief
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 2681271
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